Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-04-16
WHY HANKS WAS NOT RE-ELECTED.
ny TON +. MORGAN.

winked and blinked at each other IN happy |
social way, and their pale, placid light shone
down . suvery half glow, on the dark forest
Of Southwestern Missouri, stretching away |
for miles to the right and left Of the road
winding its sandy way down the side of
Ssrver's Knob. A squabbling sound, mixed
With bird profanity, came from a walnut
limb close 70 tho creek, and presently an owl
pushed OIL from her perch by her grouty /
mate, went whirling oil to another tree, and |
there grumbled moodi,y at the mesnness OF |
sli husbands in general, and owl husbands |
n particular.
A tox-squirrel scrambled out on q long
un,n and, - he was about to take flying
leap to the bough Of one Of the clump OF paw.
paw trees close to the roadside, he paused as
II startled by some movement below.
"l'd like to take a snap shot at that thar
squirt, Jest fer luck" muttered voice from
the dsI < shadows near the foot Of the paw
paw trees "Twoudu't DO, though went
on tie whisper I've haih't agotn' to take
o resks now
:. You bet We hsin'tr' answered another
voice, in decided whisper.
Then the men lay still for q few moments,
and no sound was heard tut the yrumbling
| )f lhe old owl over 10y the creek. Presently
| u-e Of the men resumed ABOUT where the
| conversation paused
, "Nc, hit won't do to take no resks, hey,
| Shut"
You bet yer life hit WON'T" answered the
! one addressed as "Shuri," which by inter.
pret.tion meant sheriff " Too near lection
tune, ye sea Boys told me, -sL tore We
started, Hanks the boys sad, .:et him an
yer 'lectiou's sure ~ shootin'.' a. | sad"
AN you said" Interrupted the other,
! I" An you said, III Hit him ci hNiler i"l er
| HIN plumb around the world
I" Yes them's my very words"
"You | at they be. Hunks sgreed tho
other sdmiringly. "Au' You'll do hit, too. -
| "Tyler said the sher Il. rs the darkness
hid delighted grin at the open tlittery " et
] get 'lscted, an twixt you an me L IN bound
! to GIT that"
| "rhat's what ye are" broke in Tyler.
Yes, wal, eli I'm 'lected sSin. III MAKE
| you my deputy ssin. You've did fust rate
this time. and reckin you.l do sgin."
| "Thsnk ye, Shurt"
" 1t did begin to look as e. thar mnughi be
anew Shuri next term, tIIl this here teller
stold Kernel Hyssons trotter. The serne.
| said to me, says he :" HsuAs, you git him,
an I'll see that the county has the sane
Shuff next time"
| I" An he'll do nit, too
An et I'm Shurf. you'll he deputy sgi0,
| an, thsrtore, as the teller says, we're IN TIE
same boat, an will git him er--'
Ee bust the biler try ing
There was long pause, Presently the
| deputy whispered:
" What's that thar comm over ,Ne
knob ?"
"him, reckin. Thsr's 10, tier ha.-'.
yes, ry George, thsr'- tS" on 'em -
Two! that's SO! Wonder what hit
means"
"some psrd o. his'n, recSn. Wa, well
see when they git here"
They lay still for several minutes. The
| two indistinct shadows moved slowly down
the side OF the knob and advanced along the
| level road.
The advanced shad lows soon resolved them.
selves into two mounted men. They sp-
| preached and passed the cump OF paw paw
trees, and not sound betrayed the presence
| OF the two figures crouched iu the shadows.
| Then one shadow stirred.
burned si l know what TO make o that"
| answe cred the sherifis whisper. " That was
him on the fur side. Who was the felier
| thsser way?'
"Reckin he was a doctor. Looked like hit
anyhow. See them thar saddle bags >"
That's what 1 lowed they wuz' What
does hit mean -
"As the teller said, Doggon my sisters
cats kittens, ct l know"
"Nur me-"
Then they crept from the paw paw shadows
and proceeded to follow In the track OF the
two horsemen, who had just passed, Pres
emily they paused as ray Of light CLEANED
through the trees
As noiselessly as two shadows they ad.
vsnced toward the light, and soon stood near
log house, shugled with haud-msds
d" shooks," aud "chiD ked " with light hued
clay The light shone from little window
hall covered with morning glory and cypress
| house through the vines, and their eager
looks quickly changed to wonder stares. A
woman Old ard van, and apparently at the
! y5ry verge OF the grave, reclining IN rude,
home made rocking chair. The lace, part
tlrned toward the spies, looked like that OF a
corpse, aud. but for the feeble finttering OF
ner breast, they would have thought her al.
ready across the dark river Her sleeve was
: rUller up, revealing an arm thin and skeie-
tol like In the extreme.
| Close to her sat the horse thief a boyish-
looking young fellow. The spies looked on
with silent amazsment a. they sa~ that one
| OF hic arms was bare, and that attaching II TO
the arm of the woman Was An instrument
| which from the manner in which the physi
J clan was operating II, lead the deputy TO
whisper, as they drew back from the window
the docks pun PIN the blood from his
Wall," whispered the sheriff that thar
oeats cats s-tilin'! can't make head nur
| .h,t OF hit"
"Nur me-"
Then they resumed their post OF observa
| tion at the window.
With grave face and careful movements
4 the doctor con ntinued the operation.
AS tie healthy blood OF the young man
poured into her vens the woman seemed
nomentarily to gain strength. Presently
she opened her eyes, and Ii-i!a spot oi color
| appear cd on each check. BGE the CnlOr fed
from the young uans cheek- ard the 0rgat-
| L ess from his eyes, aud his hesE s-LE hss's
in the chair IS though his streDgtn mad failed
him utterly. The ply scisn, in sp.e Of The
remonstrsnce OF the other, ceased, and, after
sgino necessary professional duties, prepared
to depart. The old lady sat upright in har
cha,r and seemed on the high road toward
recovery.
The young man rose to his feet, and az he
stepped ieebly across the room he swsyed as
| II about to fall. His strength seemed to have
| been transmitted to the woman.
When the doctor had emerged fr m the lit.
tie log house and passed out To the road
where his horse was tied, two dark figures
| confronted him.
"Hold on thar, Dock" called the voice of
Hanks, the sheriff, We want to AK you lew
| questions "
"Who ere you ?'' asked the physician.
| "No Offence bout US. What WAS you doin'
In thar, jest now, pumpin' tho blood from
that thar feller inty the woman, sa' what
| WAS you dOin' IL fur ?'
"To state briefly" answered the doctor In
| curt tones, 81 or rather the young man,
saved that woman's life to might. He came
home few hours ago, and found her (his
| mother) dying. She was worn out, OK
hsuatsd, dying. Then, before ! could sug-
| gest that the only way to save her lils was 10
trsnsfuse healthy blood into her veins, her
son promptly rolled up his sleeves aud babe
| me drain his VEINS to save his mothers life,
| He gave up his health Tor many day, and
| almost life ITSELF for hts mother. II he wss
wanted now Q little child could take him."
"Thsnk ye, dock good night" and the
| two shadows disappeared among the trees.